A/C and Terrible Odor

[RubEric at aol.com]

<<<The odor is likey being caused my mold in your systems duct work. This is 
a common problem with VW/Audis. The best product I've found is 'Frigi-fresh'. 
It gets sprayed right into the intake plenum of your climate control while it 
is running. Makes the car smell fresh as well. You can substitute it with any 
lysol product, however, it doesn't appear to kill the mold as well.>>>

The dark, moist interior of the evaporator plenum chamber is an ideal 
atmosphere for the growing of mold.  The very small intersticial spaces of 
the evaporator also tend to retain the moisture removed from the air.  I had 
one that smelled so badly I had the evoporator replaced.

Since then, I never put the car away "wet".  I shut off the A/C and run the 
fan on high about 5 minutes from home to dry out the evaporator. 

Eric
95 S6
84 Olympic